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The New Resume Song: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Those of us who have been in recruiting longer than a few minutes may not have to squeeze our brains too hard to juice out the memories of a time when a gap in a resume was an anomaly. It could usually be interpreted to mean that there was a possible flaw in a candidate’s ability or character. Only once in my career did I get an explanation from a candidate that involved lessons learned… Read More »The New Resume Song: A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Being Professional While Being You

One of the most misused and misunderstood terms in use every day is the word professional. In one context, using a talent in exchange for money is considered to be professional, such as a professional athlete. Otherwise that talent is performed without pay and is said to be amateur, such as an amateur athlete… although the lack of pay could also be an indication of a lack of talent. Conducting oneself as a professional means… Read More »Being Professional While Being You

What Do You Do?

The following humor is attributed to Kurt Vonnegut: To be is to do – Socrates To do is to be – Sartre Do Be Do Be Do – Sinatra Having heard it in multiple contexts over the years, I tried to find the origin of the phrase, “I am a human being, not a human doing.” It appears to be another of those catchy quotations everyone has heard, but it seems to have been originated… Read More »What Do You Do?

Plan To Do Small Things

Experts suggest that there are two kinds of people: Those who are Big Picture Thinkers and those who are Detail Oriented Thinkers. It doesn’t take but a few seconds of data diving to find reams of advice for BPT’s on how to relate to DOT’s and how to deal with them. There must be research data somewhere that would point to this being true, but it must be way too detailed to be interesting or… Read More »Plan To Do Small Things

Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 30, 2012 thru January 5, 2013

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  In case you missed this week’s articles, here is a summary: Dec 30 – Blog Soup – From the Archives of Make HR Happen v.9 – This is a re-posting of five previous articles from Make HR Happen. – more –           Dec 30 – When Customer Service Doesn’t Matter – Ah, but you say customer service always matters. Not always. The outward facing image of a company is only… Read More »Reviewing This Week on Make HR Happen – December 30, 2012 thru January 5, 2013